Tendo Shogi Museum sits inside Tendo Station, which makes it hard to miss and easy to fit into a rail day. The displays cover the history of shogi, famous players, beautiful boards and pieces, and the local craft of making the wedge-shaped wooden pieces.
The museum is small and the labels are mainly Japanese, but the subject is visual enough to follow. Even if you do not play shogi, it explains why this otherwise quiet Yamagata city has such a strong identity.